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Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail

Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail
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20/02/2022

 

Moreton Bay Region

Australia

 

27°S
153°E

6 - 55m ASL

 

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CATCHING the train up to Caboolture, I walked a short distance down the road to the start of the Caboolture to Wamuran Rail Trail, following what had once been a railway line heading inland to Woodford when initially built in 1909, before being extended further to Kilkoy in 1913. The railway line was built mostly to transport timber and other produce from the western settlements to Caboolture which had a large sawmilling industry at the time. The line closed beyond Wamuran in 1964. This last section of railway remained open for transporting timber, pineapples and strawberries, as well as running steam train excursions between the two towns. The railway line stop operating in 1996 and officially closed in 2008. It has recently been sealed and landscaped as a walkway and cycleway, only recently opening.

The 10.5 kilometre track began here in the middle of Caboolture but quickly moved to a wide parkland with the back yards of houses on either side. The path was smooth and the landscaping was done very well, with frequent signs and the odd railway remnant.

The track ran dead straight for several kilometres, initially running level passing a couple of schools before starting a gradual ascent up the valley as it left the residential areas of Caboolture and entered the forest following a short distance away from the D'Aguilar Highway. I reached a rest area with a water fountain and bike pumping station before the track started winding as it started passing through rougher terrain. It passed under a road bridge before reaching the remnants of what had been the Moodlu Station. I was now half way to Wamuran.

The track was now following a wide ridge line winding its way between numerous lifestyle blocks and small farms. A metal plague set into the asphalt indicated every five hundred metres along the trail. The occasional cyclist would pass by, with almost no pedestrians along this relatively remote section of trail. I could see the Mount Mee plateau rising above the valley some distance away when there was a clearing in the otherwise thick forest vegetation. These clearings also gave good views of the orchards now growing over the rolling hills.

I reached the Wamuran Sawmill about 2 kilometres short of the destination. Passing the sawmill the track climbed into a big forested cutting in the hill before reaching some grassy parkland from where it continued bending around to pass under a bridge where the D'Aguilar Highway crossed over. Shortly afterwards I spotted a short section of railway track beside the walking track, and shortly after a large rest area marking the end of the track at Wamuran, the same rest area I had stopped at a couple of weeks earlier when exploring the Wamuran Valley.

I stopped here for lunch for about half an hour before starting the walk back to Caboolture. The walk back was a lot easier as the track was a constant and gentle downhill. The overcast sky started clearing before large clouds covered the ranges threatening rain, but none fell.

I eventually arrived back in Cabooture and caught the train home.

 
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